A very nice idea that could add all sorts of excitement to card (and why not board games as well?) I can see a future revision of this having the players wear head tracking glasses that take the place of the mirror. I’d like to see a game of Battletech or Warhammer played with the traditional minatures on the city boards but with the augmented reality providing the lasers and strikes on each unit. Could be very cool! Fireballs and smoking mechs…
TARBoard (Tangible Augmented Reality System for Table-top Game Environment) uses augmented reality and a tangible user interface to let users play board or card game in a more interactive.
TARBoard consists of a glass table, two cameras and a mirror. Markers are attached to the back side of the cards (the front side shows the creature). A first camera tracks the image of markers reflected in the mirror below the table. Another camera, the “augmenting” one provides a 3D model of a creature when the card is flipped. A player cannot see the card processed by the other player…
